AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 77, 1 April 1938, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

TODAY IN SYDNEY. (Received 1.15 p.m.) SYDXEY, this day. This morning's sales include: —

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. SYDXEY, March 31. The Sydney share market was steadier and quieter to-day. Selling pressure relaxed. Gold and tin stocks were quiet. Sales included:— £ a A

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. INCREASED CIRCULATION. LOXDO.Y. March 30. The Bank of England returns for the week ended March 29 arc as follows, comparisons also being shown with those of last week and a year ago, the figures representing millions of pounds:— ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

£ s. d. Bonds, 4 p.p., 1941 10:! 1J fi Bonds. 4 p.c., 19.V! 1()3 12 0 Bonds. 4 p.p., ]f>r>."> 104 10 0 Bonds, 4 p.c, 19T.7 104 3 9 Bonds, 4 p.c, 1961 10;! 17 i; I'nmni. Bank n ]<; 11 Bank of Now- South Wains. 3'J 2 fi Tooths Brewory 2 14 .'! Anthony Hordcrn n is In' British Tohni-po i; s :; Broken Hill Proprietary . 3 ii n Klprtrolytic Zinc 1 19 i> lipneral Industries 0 IS 9 Huddart I'nrkor 2 G 9

*- 8. d. Commercial Bankinjr. Sydney 20 17 o K.S. aim! A. Bunk T, 2 li Hunk New South Wales .. 32 4 (> Cnion Bank & ].-> u Howard Smith ] ] 41 iliulilnrt, Parker (N.Z. del.) 2 li Hi Touili's Brewery 2 14 li Broken Hill Proprietary .. .'i 11 .'! Ilunlop-Perdriau (ex iliv.) 1 1 li (k-nerul Industries (ex div.l ip is !i <;. .r. Col.-- si-, ;! Morris Hedstroin 1 5 11 Woolwortlis (Sydney) (N.Z. delivery) 1 2 0 Broken Hill Consolidated (new issue) <i 13 4 Kinperor u 12 ii -Mount I,yell 1 7 li Mount Morgan (I tl 4 North Broken Hill 2 u 3 On the Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day the market continued cautiously, with only small variations in prices. Business included: — £ s. d. Commercial Bank Australia 0 Hi 3 Nat. Bank A'astn (£', pd.) li 1!J 11 Nat. Bank A'asia (£10 pd.) 14 2 () Kauri Timber 1 1 3 Australian (Jlass 4 1(1 0 Broken Hill Proprietary .. 3 I) (I Broken Hill I'ty. (con.) .. 1 13 7£ Dunlop-l'erdriau (ex div.) 1 1 ii (J. J. Coles 3 1!) 3 Broken Hill South 1 10 (i North Broken Hill 2 G 7i

Mar. M,-ir. Ypar 80. 1«. ago. £ £ £ Notes Issued— In circulation .... 4S.">.4 470..", 470..-, In banking dept... 41.0 4(i.!> ».!.! Otlicr Govt, securities 1S8.2 188.12 ls«.2 Other securities .... 0.8 0.8 J.8 Silver coin —■ — — Gold coin and bullion 320.4 326.4 3t3.fi BANKING DEPARTMENT. Rest 3.7 3.7 3.7 Deposits— Public 17.8 15.r> 27.9 Hankers 108.1 10!).2 82.0 Other accounts .. 37.4 .",0.7 M7.fi Govt, securities .... 110.8 10.-..1 94.5 Discounts, advances. 8.7 li.fi 4.8 Other securities ... 20.2 20.1 22.3 Notes and coin 41.8 47.S 4fi.fi "Proportion" 23.61 29.62 29.90